Items
of Interest:
Kudzu-eating
Pest Found in Northeast Georgia (Nov
5, 2009)
University of Georgia College
of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences.
Researchers
from the University of Georgia and Dow
AgroSciences have identified a kudzu-eating
pest in northeast Georgia that has never
been found in the Western Hemisphere. The
bug tentatively identified as the bean plataspid
(Megacopta cribraria), a native
to India and China, also eats legume crops,
especially soybeans. The Georgia Department
of Agriculture will be working with the University
of Georgia and the USDA to determine the
best way to handle the insect. A Statewide
Emergency Pest Alert (PDF | 63 KB) has
been issued with information for Georgia
county agents.
Confirmation
of Citrus Greening in Chatham County, Georgia
(PDF | 12 KB) (Jun 19, 2009)
USDA.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
This is the first confirmation of citrus greening in the State of Georgia.
Georgia
Quarantine Helps Protect Citrus Crop (Jun 17, 2009)
Georgia Department of Agriculture.
Georgia has been put under a federal quarantine to help prevent the spread of
a devastating citrus disease.
Feral
Hogs: Disease, Damage and Control (Dec 2006)
(PDF | 570 KB)
Georgia Department of Natural Resources.
Wildlife Resources Division.
Feral hogs compete with over 100 species of
native wildlife, carry many diseases and cause
considerable habitat and economic damage. Learn
more about hogs and what you can do to help
our native wildlife.
Comments
Sought on New Invasives Species Plan (Jan
16, 2009)
Georgia Department of Natural Resources.
Wildlife Resources Division.
The Georgia Invasive Species Advisory Committee
has developed the Georgia
Invasive Species Strategy Final Draft (Jan
16, 2009; PDF | 688 KB) to describe
the scope of the state's invasive species
problem and propose actions to minimize negative
impacts. A
draft plan that targets more than 180 invasive
species threatening Georgia's rich variety
of native wildlife is available for public
comment. The deadline to submit comments
is Feb 16, 2009.
Native
Plants for Georgia, Part I: Trees, Shrubs
and Woody Vines (Aug 2008)
University of Georgia. Cooperative Extension;
Department of Horticulture.
Publication describes native plants available in the nursery trade as well as
those native plants that have potential for nursery production and landscape
use. It includes descriptions and photos of 66 native trees, 57 native shrubs
and 5 native woody vines. |
